Redknapp wary of pesky Hesky

Harry Redknapp fears Wigan’s much-derided striker Emile Heskey could wreak havoc on Portsmouth’s patched-up FA Cup favourites at Fratton Park on Saturday and lead his own team to Barclays Premier League safety.

Wigan are presently just five points clear of the bottom three, and Pompey boss Redknapp – who looks like being without Lassana Diarra, Hermann Hreidarsson, Niko Kranjcar and the suspended Sulley Muntari and Papa Bouba Diop – knows they will be pinning their hopes on their England striker.